disinfozone/The_Info_Web
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

vault backup: 2026-05-13 21:30:09

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
disinfo.zone 2026-05-13 21:30:09 -04:00
parent c9e05e3e65
commit 44b8a8e76e
1883 changed files with 23264 additions and 5496 deletions
Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

12
10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James L. Byrnes.md
View file

@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
---
aliases: []
category: "Law Enforcement & Legal"
tags:
- Person
- Lawyer
- LawEnforcement
summary: "DOJ Associate Deputy Attorney General under Arnold Burns who was alleged to have close ties to Edwin Meese and involvement in the PROMIS software conspiracy."
---
James L. Byrnes was employed by the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] during 1986 as an Associate Deputy Attorney General to then Deputy Attorney General [[Arnold Burns]]. In November 1987, Byrnes transferred to the Land and Natural Resources Division of the DOJ, explaining that he was interested in environmental law and wanted to practice in a line division.
[[Bill Hamilton]]'s affidavit alleged that Byrnes, who had "close ties to [[Edwin Meese]]," spearheaded the award by the DOJ in October 1987 of a $40 million computer services contract for litigation support in that Division to a [[Hadron]] subsidiary. Byrnes denied any knowledge of the awarding of such a contract and stated he had no knowledge of, or contact with, Hadron, [[Simeon]], [[Accumenics]], or any Hadron subsidiary. He recognized the name [[Earl Brian]] but said he had never met him. Byrnes denied having or ever having "close ties" with former Attorney General Edwin Meese, though he was interviewed by Meese when initially seeking DOJ employment and often attended meetings where Meese was present. He stated he never discussed [[Inslaw Corporation|Inslaw]] or Earl Brian with Meese. The Special Counsel's investigation found no evidence to support Hamilton's allegations regarding Byrnes's involvement in a conspiracy.[^1]
James L. Byrnes was employed by the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] during 1986 as an Associate Deputy Attorney General to then Deputy Attorney General [[Arnold Burns]]. In November 1987, Byrnes transferred to the Land and Natural Resources Division of the DOJ, explaining that he was interested in environmental law and wanted to practice in a line division.
[[Bill Hamilton]]'s affidavit alleged that Byrnes, who had "close ties to [[Edwin Meese]]," spearheaded the award by the DOJ in October 1987 of a $40 million computer services contract for litigation support in that Division to a [[Hadron]] subsidiary. Byrnes denied any knowledge of the awarding of such a contract and stated he had no knowledge of, or contact with, Hadron, [[Simeon]], [[Accumenics]], or any Hadron subsidiary. He recognized the name [[Earl Brian]] but said he had never met him. Byrnes denied having or ever having "close ties" with former Attorney General Edwin Meese, though he was interviewed by Meese when initially seeking DOJ employment and often attended meetings where Meese was present. He stated he never discussed [[INSLAW|Inslaw]] or Earl Brian with Meese. The Special Counsel's investigation found no evidence to support Hamilton's allegations regarding Byrnes's involvement in a conspiracy.[^1]
### Footnotes
[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report")
[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993.